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Mevlut Çavuşoğlu reiterated the positive impact of the solidarity offered by Greece to Turkey after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Mr. Çavuşoğlu also  expressed his thanks to Israel for the support it offered.

The visit of Nikos Dendias to the earthquake-stricken regions of Turkey resounded around the world, just a few days after the deadly earthquake that cost countless lives and turned entire cities into ruins.

Obvious shades of 1999’s “earthquake diplomacy” emerged on Sunday with a lightning visit by Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to devastated Hatay province in southern Turkey, with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu greeting him at Adana airport and accompanying him to quake-ravaged Antakya.